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While You Were Sleeping
Sign in to save1995 film directed by Jon Turteltaub
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7.0A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
- Bill Pullman as Jack Callaghan
- Peter Gallagher as Peter Callaghan
- Peter Boyle as Ox Callaghan
- Jack Warden as Saul
- Glynis Johns as Elsie
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- coma
- sibling relationship
- love of one's life
- holiday
- brother
- subway
- romcom
- man of one's dreams
- love
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jon Turteltaub
- Written by
- Daniel G. Sullivan Fredric Lebow
- Produced by
- Joe Roth Roger Birnbaum
- Starring
- Sandra Bullock Bill Pullman Peter Gallagher Peter Boyle Glynis Johns Jack Warden
- Cinematography
- Phedon Papamichael
- Edited by
- Bruce Green
- Music by
- Randy Edelman
- Production companies
- Hollywood Pictures Caravan Pictures
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
- Release date
- April 21, 1995 ( 1995-04-21 )
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $17 million
- Box office
- $182 million
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Encyclopedic overview
While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow. It stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector, and Bill Pullman as Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves. Other major cast members include Peter Gallagher as Peter, the man who is saved; Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns as members of Peter's family; and Jack Warden as a long-time family friend and neighbor.
The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $182 million worldwide. Bullock and Pullman received praise for their performances. Bullock also garnered a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
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